About Us

NZ Grassland The aim of the New Zealand Grassland Association (NZGA) is “to enhance pastoral agriculture” through providing a forum for communication of science, technology and knowledge.

Formed in 1931, the NZGA facilitates discussion on grassland farming, and promotes the value of research and its application. Our membership includes a wide range of scientists, consultants, agribusiness and farmers – making it truly “fuelled by science and tempered by experience.”

Joining the NZGA provides you with access to a forum of leading members of the New Zealand pastoral industry, access to independent, impartial, credible research results, as well as valuable networking opportunities.

NZ Grassland Specifically it gives you:

Membership of NZ’s premier pasture-science forum
Opportunities for professional development and information exchange through NZGA conferences, symposia and other events
A database of 80 years of grassland science
Newsletters, keeping you up to date with pasture technology.

Each year we hold a national conference, alternating between the North and South Island locations, covering a wide range of topics including sheep, beef and dairy farming, soils and fertiliser, climate change and much more. The conference is well known for its friendly atmosphere, its ready access to current grassland science and best farm practice, and typically attracts 250 to 500 attendees.

Attending the NZGA conference also fulfils NZ Institute of Primary Industry Management requirements for continuing professional development.

The NZGA has an unmatched electronic database of conference papers from 1931 through to the present. The papers are peer-reviewed to ensure quality and consistency. Collectively, this resource contains the knowledge of generations of New Zealand’s leading agricultural scientists and farmers. It continues to inform and to drive progress and innovation in NZ agriculture today and into the future.

Each year we produce 6-8 newsletters to keep members in touch with topical information and events in the pastoral industry at both local and National levels.

In addition the NZGA organises occasional symposia on topics of interest to both researchers and farmers that range from such things as Advances in Plant Breeding, Dryland Legumes, Ryegrass Endophyte, Nutrition and Management of Deer on Grazing Systems and Pasture Persistence.

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Why become
a member?

The latest information on scientific progress and production advances.
The opportunity to interact with colleagues at New Zealand Grassland Association Annual Conferences and other events.
Regular newsletters
Occasional special technical publications